Ottawa police promise 'increased' officer presence for Canada Day festivities
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Revellers will notice an increased police presence in the downtown core, ByWard Market and around LeBreton Flats over the Canada Day weekend, as police hope to make it a safe 156th birthday celebration.
Revellers will notice an increased police presence in the downtown core, ByWard Market and around LeBreton Flats over the Canada Day weekend, as police hope to make it a safe 156th birthday celebration.
Ottawa police are receiving assistance from the RCMP, Ontario Provincial Police and 10 municipal police services due to the larger footprint for Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill and at LeBreton Flats, along with festivities in the suburbs.
"That expanded perimeter put some strain on our resources," Acting Supt. Frank D'Aoust told CTV News Ottawa on Friday.
"The main site (LeBreton Flats), as well as the 14 other suburban sites, puts a strain on our resources so we have had to ask our policing partners from across the province for assistance."
D'Aoust says the officers from municipal police forces will be arriving in Ottawa Friday night to assist with Canada Day celebrations.
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"It's pushed us beyond our regular resource capacity," D'Aoust said, adding it's not unusual for Ottawa police to request backup from other services across Ontario.
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